Karl Urban
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1972-06-07
Place of Birth
Wellington, New Zealand
Karl Urban
Biography
Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and TV series such as Xena: Warrior Princess. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship. Since then, he has starred in many high-profile movies, including as Éomer in the second and third installments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in the second and third installments of Riddick film series, Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek reboot film series, Kirill in The Bourne Supremacy (2004), John "Reaper" Grimm in Doom (2005), Judge Dredd in Dredd (2012), Gavin Magary in Pete's Dragon (2016), and Skurge in Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok (2017). In 2013, he starred in the sci-fi series Almost Human. Since 2019, he has starred as Billy Butcher in Amazon's superhero streaming television series The Boys.
Also Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Dec 18, 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Dec 17, 2003
Pathfinder
Jan 11, 2007
The Bourne Supremacy
Jul 23, 2004
The Chronicles of Riddick
Jun 11, 2004
Out of the Blue
Oct 12, 2006
The Price of Milk
Oct 13, 2000
Doom
Oct 20, 2005
And Soon the Darkness
Feb 25, 2010
Ghost Ship
Oct 25, 2002
Star Trek
May 06, 2009
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
May 01, 2000
Priest
May 05, 2011
RED
Oct 13, 2010
Dredd
Sep 07, 2012
I, Object
Star Trek Into Darkness
May 05, 2013
Mortal Kombat II
May 07, 2026
The Loft
Oct 14, 2014
Reclaiming the Blade
Apr 15, 2009
Riddick
Sep 02, 2013
Walking with Dinosaurs
Dec 18, 2013
The Sea Beast
Jun 24, 2022
Via Satellite
Oct 15, 1998
Chunuk Bair
Apr 25, 1992
Riddick: Blindsided
Jul 26, 2013
Star Trek Beyond
Jul 07, 2016
Pete's Dragon
Aug 10, 2016
The Bluff
Thor: Ragnarok
Oct 02, 2017
50 Years of Star Trek
Aug 14, 2016
Building Star Trek
Sep 04, 2016
Mr. Butcher
Sep 09, 2022
Heaven
Apr 29, 1999
Hangman
Dec 22, 2017
Acts of Vengeance
Oct 27, 2017
Bent
Mar 09, 2018
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Sep 19, 2014
For the Love of Spock
Sep 09, 2016
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Jul 20, 2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Dec 18, 2019
Amazon High
Jan 01, 1997
The Making of the Return of the King
Apr 01, 2004
The Making of The Two Towers
Apr 01, 2003
Batman: Death in the Family
Oct 13, 2020
Shortland Street
May 25, 1992
Xena: Warrior Princess
Sep 04, 1995
White Fang
Sep 17, 1993
ARK: The Animated Series
Mar 21, 2024
Comanche Moon
Jan 13, 2008
Almost Human
Nov 17, 2013
Gen V
Sep 28, 2023
The Boys
Jul 25, 2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
Xena: Warrior Princess
Sep 04, 1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
Sep 04, 1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Jan 29, 1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Jan 29, 1995
Reunited Apart
Apr 27, 2020
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Aug 27, 2020